Out of thousands of restaurants, shops, hot spots and services, readers picked their favorites, and we tallied the
votes. Click on a link to find out the first, second and third place winners, along with our critics choices for their faves
in select categories.

Businesses with the most amount of votes win. Voting for the Best of Orange County was open
from May 1 through May 31, 2014. Anyone over the age of 18 could vote (only once). Readers
who commented or voted for more than 10 categories were eligible to win a prize.